American college baseball season
The 2016 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Cavaliers played their home games at Davenport Field as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference . They were led by head coach Brian O'Connor , in his 13th season at Virginia. The 2015 team won the National Championship, their first in school history.
Previous season [ edit ] In 2015, the Cavaliers finished the season 2nd in the ACC's Coastal Division with a record of 33–19, 15–15 in conference play. They qualified for the 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament by winning a play in game against Georgia Tech, and were eliminated in pool play, losing all three . They qualified for the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament unseeded and were placed in the Lake Elsinore Regional , hosted by UC Santa Barbara. Also in the regional were UC Santa Barbara , San Diego State , and USC . The Cavaliers defeated USC, 6–1, in the opening game, and USC, 3–1, to advance to the regional final. There, they again defeated USC, this time by a score of 14–10 in 11 innings. the Super Regional was hosted by the Cavaliers in Charlottesville. There Cavaliers defeated Maryland , 5–3 and 5–4, defeating Maryland in a super regional for the second year in a row, to advance to the College World Series .
In the College World Series, Virginia's first game was against Arkansas , whom the Cavaliers defeated, 5–3. In the second round, Virginia defeated #4 national seed Florida , 1–0. In the semifinals, the Cavaliers lost to Florida, 10–5, but bounced back in the second game, winning 5–4. The Cavaliers advanced to the College World Series finals to play Vanderbilt , a rematch of the 2014 world series. In the first game of the finals, the Commodores won by a score of 5–1. Virginia then rebounded to defeat Vanderbilt, 3–0, in game two. In a winner-take-all game three, Virginia prevailed, 4–2, to be crowned national champions. Josh Sborz was named the College World Series Most Outstanding Player recording three wins and a save in four games; pitching 13 scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts, four walks and seven hits allowed.[2]
Personnel [ edit ] 2016 Virginia Cavaliers roster[3] Pitchers
7 – Adam Haseley – Sophomore 9 – Daniel Lynch – Freshman 11 – Bennett Sousa – Sophomore 13 – Alec Bettinger – Junior 14 – Derek Casey – Sophomore 15 – Riley Wilson – Freshman 16 – Tommy Doyle – Sophomore 17 – Jack Roberts – Sophomore 23 – Grant Donahue – Freshman 27 – Chesdin Harrington – Freshman 28 – Kevin Doherty – Senior 29 – Connor Eason – Freshman 30 – Holden Grounds – Junior 33 – Connor Jones – Junior 34 – Evan Sperling – Freshman 35 – David Rosenberger – Senior 45 – Grant Sloan – Freshman 53 – Tyler Shambora – Junior Catchers
8 – Robbie Coman – Senior 21 – Matt Thaiss – Junior 55 – Cameron Comer – Freshman Infielders
2 – Jon Meola – Freshman 3 – Jack Weiller – Freshman 4 – Ernie Clement – Sophomore 5 – Ryan Karstetter – Freshman 10 – Pavin Smith – Sophomore 12 – Charlie Cody – Sophomore 18 – Justin Novak – Sophomore 19 – Andy Weber – Freshman 22 – Daniel Pinero – Junior 25 – Jack Gerstenmaier – Sophomore 32 – Nate Eikhoff – Freshman Outfielders
20 – Cameron Simmons – Freshman 31 – Jake McCarthy – Freshman 37 – Doak Dozier – Freshman
Coaching staff [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] Legend Virginia win Virginia loss Postponement Bold Virginia team member
2016 Virginia Cavaliers baseball game log Regular season Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record February 19 vs Kent State #9 Pelicans Ballpark • Myrtle Beach, SC 8–6 Jones (1–0) Lauer (0–1) Bettinger (1) 1–0 February 20 vs Appalachian State #9 Pelicans Ballpark • Myrtle Beach, SC 8–0 Lynch (1–0) Seth (0–1) 850 2–0 February 21 at Coastal Carolina #9 Pelicans Ballpark • Myrtle Beach, SC 5–4 Beckwith (1–0) Bettinger (0–1) 3136 2–1 February 23 VMI #9 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 18–1 Haseley (1–0) Gorman (0–1) 3105 3–1 February 26 East Carolina #9 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 8–5 Ingle (1–0) Bettinger (0–2) 3351 3–2 February 27 East Carolina #9 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 6–1 Jacob (2–0) Lynch (1–1) Durazo (1) 3669 3–3 February 28 East Carolina #9 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 4–2 Doyle (1–0) Boyd (1–1) Bettinger (2) 3993 4–3
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record March 1 William & Mary #15 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 6–2 Haseley (2–0) Sheehan (0–2) 3105 5–3 March 4 Monmouth #15 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 4–2 Jones (2–0) Trimarco (1–1) Bettinger (3) 3092 6–3 March 5 Monmouth #15 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 11–1011 Sousa (1–0) Brambilla (0–1) 3399 7–3 March 6 Monmouth #15 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 4–6 Dennis (1–1) Doyle (1–1) Andrews (1) 3321 7–4 March 8 Wagner #15 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 6–2 Haseley (3–0) Adams (0–2) 3071 8–4 March 9 Wagner #15 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 20–7 Rosenberger (1–0) Abbatiello (0–1) 3149 9–4 March 11 at Duke #15 Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 6–0 Jones (3–0) Clark (2–1) 632 10–4 1–0 March 12 at Duke #15 Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 7–6 Shambora (1–0) Stallings (0–1) Bettinger (4) 906 11–4 2–0 March 13 at Duke #15 Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 0–3 McAfee (2–1) Doyle (1–2) 533 11–5 2–1 March 15 Towson #14 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 2–1 Haseley (4–0) Morris (0–1) Bettinger (5) 2949 12–5 March 16 Towson #14 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 10–8 Sousa (2–0) Stricker (2–1) Bettinger (6) 3072 13–5 March 18 Wake Forest #14 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 4–0 Jones (4–0) Dunshee (3–2) 3488 14–5 3–1 March 18 Wake Forest #14 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 6–4 Shambora (2–0) McCarren (2–1) 3453 15–5 4–1 March 19 Wake Forest #14 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 8–9 Sellers (2–1) Bettinger (0–3) 3686 15–6 4–2 March 22 James Madison #16 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 15–6 Haseley (5–0) Taylor 3384 16–6 March 25 at #7 Louisville #16 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 6–3 Jones (5–0) Funkhouser (2–2) Bettinger (7) 2667 17–6 5–2 March 26 at #7 Louisville #16 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 4–11 McKay (5–1) Lynch (1–2) 3334 17–7 5–3 March 27 at #7 Louisville #16 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 0–15 Harrington (5–1) Doyle (1–3) 2024 17–8 5–4 March 29 Old Dominion #21 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 4–5 Bailey (2–0) Bettinger (0–4) Smith (1) 3383 17–9
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record April 1 #22 NC State #21 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 7–8 Staley (1–1) Jones (5–1) DeJuneas (5) 3927 17–10 5–5 April 2 #22 NC State #21 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 5–3 Haseley (6–0) Brown (3–1) 4300 18–10 6–5 April 3 #22 NC State #21 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 2–5 Williamson (5–0) Doyle (1–4) Gilbert (3) 3874 18–11 6–6 April 5 at VCU #26 The Diamond • Richmond, VA 5–7 Ebersole (3–2) Lynch (1–3) 3028 18–12 April 6 George Washington #26 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 15–3 Rosenberger (2–0) Sheinkop (1–3) 3097 19–12 April 8 at Boston College #26 Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field • Chestnut Hill, MA 3–0 Jones (6–1) Stevens (2–1) 230 20–12 7–6 April 9 at Boston College #26 Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field • Chestnut Hill, MA 1–2 Adams (3–3) Doyle (1–5) 519 20–13 7–7 April 10 at Boston College #26 Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field • Chestnut Hill, MA 4–513 Adams (4–3) Harrington (0–1) 412 20–14 7–8 April 13 Longwood Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 9–4 Shambora (3–0) Gould (1–1) 3055 21–14 April 15 #21 North Carolina Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 7–4 Jones (7–1) Gallen (4–3) Doyle (1) 3933 22–14 8–8 April 16 #21 North Carolina Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 1–8 Bukauskas (6–1) Haseley (6–1) 4975 22–15 8–9 April 17 #21 North Carolina Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 15–9 Doherty (1–0) Bogucki (2–2) 4950 23–15 9–9 April 19 Radford #20 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 11–3 Sousa (3–0) Swarmer (2–3) Shambora (1) 3264 24–15 April 20 VCU #20 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 5–11 Crabb (2–0) Doherty (1–1) 3345 24–16 April 22 at #1 Miami (FL) #20 Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL 6–5 Jones (8–1) Woodrey (4–3) Doyle (1) 3015 25–16 10–9 April 23 at #1 Miami (FL) #20 Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL 2–9 Mediavilla (7–1) Haseley (6–2) 4099 25–17 10–10 April 24 at #1 Miami (FL) #20 Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL 7–3 Bettinger (1–4) Garcia (6–3) Doyle (2) 2837 26–17 11–10 April 26 at Old Dominion #16 Harbor Park • Norfolk, VA 8–4 Shambora (4–0) Hartman (4–4) Doherty (1) 4826 27–17 April 30 at Pittsburgh #16 Petersen Sports Complex • Pittsburgh, PA 5–1 Jones (9–1) Zeuch (5–1) 718 28–17 12–10 April 30 at Pittsburgh #16 Petersen Sports Complex • Pittsburgh, PA 7–6 Harrington (1–1) Chentouf (0–1) Doyle (3) 718 29–17 13–10
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record May 1 at Pittsburgh #16 Petersen Sports Complex • Pittsburgh, PA 9–1 Haseley (7–2) Garbee (1–3) 318 30–17 14–10 May 3 at Liberty #11 Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA 7–3 Shambora (5–0) Clouse (3–2) 4024 31–17 May 13 #22 Georgia Tech #11 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 6–3 Jones (10–1) Gold (6–3) 3703 32–17 15–10 May 14 #22 Georgia Tech #11 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 9–4 Bettinger (2–4) Parr (7–1) 4500 33–17 16–10 May 15 #22 Georgia Tech #11 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 4–5 Gorst (1–1) Haseley (7–3) 4531 33–18 16–11 May 17 Richmond #9 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA Canceled May 19 Virginia Tech #9 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 8–3 Jones (11–1) Scheetz (5–6) Doherty (2) 3832 34–18 17–11 May 20 Virginia Tech #9 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 7–6 Doyle (2–5) Kragel (2–4) 3759 35–18 18–11 May 21 Virginia Tech #9 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 4–1 Haseley (8–3) Woodcock (1–8) 4367 36–18 19–11
Post-season Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACCT Record May 26 #28 Clemson #8 Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 5–4 Krall (9–1) Shambora (5–1) 3259 36–19 0–1 May 27 Wake Forest #8 Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 10–9 Kelly (1–2) Bettinger (2–5) Craig (8) 3027 36–20 0–2 May 28 #3 Louisville #8 Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 7–2 Haseley (9–3) Harrington (11–2) 5188 37–20 1–2
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT Record June 3 William & Mary #8 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 17–4 Bettinger (3–5) Powers (8–6) 3949 38–20 1–0 June 4 East Carolina #8 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 6–8 Ingle (6–3) Doyle (2–6) 4628 38–21 1–1 June 5 William & Mary #8 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 4–5 White (2–3) Doyle (2–7) Gaouette (11) 3649 38–22 1–2
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball .
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final Coaches' 7 7* 7* 18 17 12 16 22 25 22 18 16 14 13 12 Baseball America 4 4 8 10 10 9 14 — — — 22 16 15 9 8 Collegiate Baseball ^9 9 14 15 14 16 21 26 — 20 16 11 11 9 8 8 NCBWA †8 8 14 14 12 11 14 20 25 22 20 16 14 12 11
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
Awards and honors [ edit ] Connor Jones Pavin Smith Matt Thaiss All-ACC second team[5] ACC Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team[6] Ernie Clement Daniel Pinero ACC Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team[6] References [ edit ]
Venues Rivalries People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics * National championships in bold